Whenever I have a session with a musician, I always ask them to play. It’s never really because I need them playing in the photograph…it’s because I selfishly want to listen. My dear friend Ben Powell is here performing in the Victoria JazzFest. This is a musician you don’t want to miss!! You should take a few minutes to devour his site (www.ben-powell.com). It has lots of clips and videos of him performing, and reading his remarkable bio will make any musician get out their instrument to start practicing…especially when you find out he’s only 24. It was lovely to spend an afternoon with Ben last week. Since he’s based out of Boston our paths don’t cross too often, but when they do we spend most of the time laughing (mostly at how he tries to mimic my accent and phrases with his English accent). Victoria JazzFest is underway…catch The Ben Powell Quartet playing July 2nd + 3rd at the Hotel Grand Pacific as well as July 3rd at Centennial Square!